UI, U.S. Bank Honor Idaho's Top High School Juniors at Local Events Lewiston area , April 30
Thursday, April 19 2001
April 19, 2001 ^MOSCOW–The University of Idaho Alumni Association and U.S. Bank will honor the top 10 percent of Idaho’s high school juniors at local events this spring. ^The Idaho Top Scholar Program, through the continued support of U.S. Bank, has grown since the UI Alumni Association organized it in 1994. The statewide program now honors as many as 2,000 juniors for their outstanding academic achievement from over 140 schools in Idaho. ^ “The Top Scholar Program offers an opportunity for young scholars to have a night of their own where their peers, family, faculty and community come together to acknowledge the students' dedication and effort and to reinforce their commitment to academics and citizenship,” said UI Alumni Director Harold C. Gibson, Jr.^"U.S. Bank is proud to sponsor the University of Idaho's Top Scholar Program, a role we have played since 1995," said Cindy Williams, community development manager for U.S. Bank Idaho. "The program encourages students to focus on academics and to develop themselves as life-long learners. In this way, Top Scholar is a benefit to every Idahoan. "^Ceremonies were throughout April at 25 sites across the state. A Top Scholar Program is planned in the Lewiston area: at 7 p.m., Monday, April 30, at Lewiston High School to honor the following students:^Culdesac High School^Aaron Crawford^Kip Randall^^Lapwai High School ^ ^Autumn Heath-Simpson^Jessica Henry^Wendy Jones^Anna Mahuron^Becky Sander^Angele Smith^Teeiah Taylor^Trinidad Zasueta^ ^ ^Lewiston High School ^ ^Holly Arndt^Jeffrey Arnzen^Courtney Bean^Tasha Blazzard^Katie Carpenter^Mitchel Colburn^Kelle England^Timothy Ernster^Eric Everett^John Feeney^Tracy Fickenwirth^Leryn Forsmann^Garrett Frei^Joshua Harris^Chase Hasenoehrl^Ben Hechtner^Andrew Heitmann^Jonathan Hill^Tyson Hollingsworth^Misty Humphreys^Anthony Kaufmann^Kellyn Kinyon^Jessie Nedrow^Christina Neumayer^Heidi Oakes^Sarah Petrie^Nicholas Phillips^Ashley Pisani^Stephanie Pung^Julia Richardson^Vaughn Schiweck^ Bryan Schreib^ Chad Smith^ Jennifer Spedden^ Brianna Tweedy^ Jessica Walker^ Shawn Wells^ ^^Orofino High School^ Leah Brant^ Theresa Crecelius^ Katy Elsbury^ Paul Goetsch^ Will Hussman^ Theresa Kirkpatrick^ Candee LeBaron^ Erik Schweller^Jennifer Simonsen^^Timberline High School^ Kelvin Hutchins^ Sharon Klein^ Jennifer Zipse^MEDIA CONTACTS: Angela Helmke, Alumni Relations, (208) 885-6154, angelah@uidaho.edu or Nancy Hilliard, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6567, hilliard@uidaho.edu-30-^^NH-4/19/01-HOM^^^
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